It was a pleasant evening for Wednesday, November 18, 2009 here in Sudbury Ontario as we made our way to Maria's Cosy Corner Restaurant on Notre Dave.
Unseasonal warm weaather bringing temperatures close to 10º celcius made our journey very pleasant.
I had not been here in a while, so I did not recognize any of the staff although I used to be a regular customer over the years.
My memories were that it was an upscale version of "Gloria's" retaurant on Bouchard Street but it turned out to be quite the different.
The restaurant looked bright and clean as we entered the dining area. Our waitress was most pleasant - looking after us very well.
We arrived in two groups making the waitress work a little harder but she was up to the task.
The seating was plain and the tables draped with cheap-looking red plastic. There were some pictures on the wall and one end of the restaurant featured a cozy looking section with a mirrored wall.
The men's washroom was dirty featuring old graffiti. It reminded me more of a cheap bar washroom than one I would expect to find in a restaurant.
The food arrived promptly and meals were served as ordered.
My Cheeseburger was listed as a "legendary burger" and it lived up to its name, however the rest of the meal was less promising. In fact it may be better named as disheartening.
The french fries seemed to be previously frozen instead of fresh-cut.
We ordered the "Italian Poutine" to try but did not really like it that much due to the frozen french-fires. Our one mixed cocktail was difficult to swallow, but the meat was cooked to our preference.
The dishes tasted bland with no life to them. We found our bill to be higher than our expectations at $114.76 (before tip) including one beer and one cocktail for 1 senior, 3 adults, one child and one toddler.
Many thanks to Sonic Northern who are kind enough to sponsor us.
